The University of Massachusetts, Amherst is a public university in MA, founded in 1863 and offers Associate’s and Bachelor’s degrees for undergraduates and Master’s and Doctoral degrees for graduate students. The undergraduate enrollment is 24,233, and the graduate enrollment is 7,409. The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a moderately selective school, receiving 40,315 applications and accepting 65.3% of applicants. The University of Massachusetts Amherst’s athletics teams competes at the club, intramural, and varsity levels. Additionally, the University of Massachusetts Amherst employs 1,452 full-time instructional staff (95% of whom hold doctorate degrees) and has a 17:1 student to faculty ratio.
